take shortcuts; seek easy way out
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to take shortcuts; to seek the easy way (often implying laziness or improper means)
dialectCommonly used in dialects. Often carries a negative connotation of avoiding proper effort or cutting corners.
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
zǒng总
ài爱
tōu偷
qiǎo巧
，
bù不
kěn肯
xià下
kǔ苦
gōng功
。
He always likes to take shortcuts when working and is unwilling to put in hard effort.
Xué学
xí习
bù不
néng能
tōu偷
qiǎo巧
，
bì必
xū须
jiǎo脚
tà踏
shí实
dì地
。
One cannot take shortcuts in studying; one must be down-to-earth.
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Zhè这
cì次
chéng成
gōng功
kě可
bù不
shì是
tōu偷
qiǎo巧
dé得
lái来
de的
。
This success was not achieved through taking shortcuts.